Benny Kauff

Position: Centerfielder

Bats: Left • Throws: Left

5-8, 157lb (173cm, 71kg)

Born: January 5, 1890 in Pomeroy, OH us

Died: November 17, 1961 in Columbus, OH

Buried: Union Cemetery, Columbus, OH

Debut: April 20, 1912 (Age 22-106d, 3,654th in major league history)
vs. BOS 1 AB, 0 H, 0 HR, 0 RBI, 0 SB

Last Game: July 2, 1920 (Age 30-179d)
vs. BSN 3 AB, 1 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI, 0 SB

Rookie Status: Exceeded rookie limits during 1914 season

Full Name: Bennie Michael Kauff

Pronunciation: \cowf\

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SUMMARY

Career

WAR

29.0

3094

961

.311

521

RBI

455

234

OBP

.389

SLG

.450

OPS

.838

OPS+

149

Fielding stats are given overall and by position. In some cases, they will be identical.

1916 Fielding Game Log (overall)

1916 Fielding Game Log (overall)
Rk	Gtm	Date	Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
1	1	Apr 12	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	37	8.2	1	1	0	2	0
2	2	Apr 13	NYG	@	PHI	W,2-0	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
3	3	Apr 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-5	CG	39	8.1	4	0	0	4	0
4	4	Apr 19	NYG	@	BRO	L,3-7	CG	37	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
5	5	Apr 20	NYG		PHI	L,6-7	CG	52	12.0	3	0	0	3	0
6	6	Apr 21	NYG		PHI	L,2-6	CG	39	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
7	7	Apr 25	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	32	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
8	8	Apr 27	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	32	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
9	9	Apr 29	NYG		BRO	L,4-5	CG	53	12.0	0	0	0	0	0
May			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
10	10	May 1	NYG		BRO	L,5-8	CG	39	9.0	3	1	0	4	1
11	11	May 2	NYG		BRO	W,2-1	CG	29	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
12	12	May 3	NYG		BRO	L,4-6	CG	43	10.0	6	0	0	6	0
13	13	May 4	NYG		BSN	L,6-7	CG	45	10.0	3	0	1	4	0
14	14	May 6	NYG		BSN	L,6-7	CG	45	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
15	15	May 8	NYG		BSN	L,2-6	CG	41	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
16	16	May 9	NYG	@	PIT	W,13-5	CG	37	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
17	17	May 10	NYG	@	PIT	W,7-1	CG	31	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
18	18	May 11	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
19	19	May 12	NYG	@	PIT	W,3-2	CG	39	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
20	20	May 14	NYG	@	CHC	W,6-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
21	21	May 15	NYG	@	CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
22	22	May 17	NYG	@	STL	W,9-3	CG	38	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
23	23	May 18	NYG	@	STL	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
24	24	May 19	NYG	@	STL	W,5-4	CG	0	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
25	25	May 20	NYG	@	STL	W,4-1	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
26	26	May 21	NYG	@	CIN	W,11-1	CG	35	9.0	2	0	1	3	0
27	27	May 23	NYG	@	CIN	W,4-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	1	4	0
28	28	May 24	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-1	CG	39	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
29	29	May 26	NYG	@	BSN	W,12-1	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
30	30	May 27 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-3	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
31	31	May 27 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,2-1	CG	35	9.0	6	0	0	6	0
32	32	May 29	NYG	@	BSN	W,3-0	CG	29	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
33	33	May 30 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,1-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
34	34	May 30 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	W,10-2	CG	31	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
35	35	May 31	NYG	@	PHI	W,4-2	CG	35	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
Jun			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
36	36	Jun 1	NYG	@	PHI	L,2-4	CG	33	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
37	37	Jun 2	NYG		CIN	L,4-6	CG	50	13.0	2	0	0	2	0
38	38	Jun 3	NYG		CIN	W,7-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
39	39	Jun 5	NYG		CIN	L,2-3	CG	41	10.0	5	0	1	6	0
40	40	Jun 6	NYG		PIT	L,2-3	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
41	41	Jun 10	NYG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	34	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
42	42	Jun 12	NYG		CHC	L,2-8	CG	46	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
43	43	Jun 13	NYG		CHC	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
44	44	Jun 14	NYG		CHC	L,0-4	GS	28	7.0	2	0	1	3	0
45	46 (1)	Jun 20 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,4-2	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
46	47	Jun 20 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,0-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
47	48	Jun 21	NYG		BSN	L,4-5	CG	41	10.0	5	0	0	5	0
48	49	Jun 22	NYG		BSN	L,1-3	CG	42	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
49	50	Jun 23	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-4	CG	39	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
50	51	Jun 24 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-6	CG	33	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
51	52	Jun 24 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,4-5	CG	34	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
52	53	Jun 26 (1)	NYG	@	BRO	W,11-8	CG	38	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
53	54	Jun 26 (2)	NYG	@	BRO	L,1-2	GS	0		0	0	0	0	0
54	55	Jun 27	NYG	@	BRO	W,1-0	CG	32	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
55	56	Jun 28	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
56	57	Jun 29 (1)	NYG		PHI	L,0-4	CG	36	9.0	0	0	1	1	0
57	58	Jun 29 (2)	NYG		PHI	L,2-5	CG	39	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
58	59	Jun 30	NYG		PHI	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
Jul			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
59	60	Jul 1	NYG		PHI	L,2-9	CG	41	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
60	61	Jul 3	NYG		BRO	L,1-6	CG	37	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
61	62	Jul 4 (1)	NYG		BRO	L,6-7	GS	11	2.0	0	0	0	0	0
62	63	Jul 4 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,2-6	CG	0	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
63	64	Jul 6	NYG	@	PIT	W,12-6	GS	31	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
64	65	Jul 7	NYG	@	PIT	L,2-5	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
65	66	Jul 8	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-4	CG	38	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
66	67	Jul 10	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-7	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
67	68	Jul 11	NYG	@	CIN	W,8-4	CG	47	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
68	69	Jul 12	NYG	@	CIN	W,1-0	CG	19	6.0	2	0	0	2	0
69	70	Jul 13 (1)	NYG	@	CIN	W,5-2	CG	40	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
70	71	Jul 13 (2)	NYG	@	CIN	L,4-7	CG	34	8.0	2	1	0	3	0
71	72	Jul 14	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	37	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
72	73	Jul 15	NYG	@	STL	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
73	74	Jul 16	NYG	@	STL	L,2-3	CG	0	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
74	75	Jul 17	NYG	@	STL	L,1-5	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
75	76	Jul 18	NYG	@	STL	L,2-5	CG	34	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
76	77	Jul 19	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-6	CG	41	9.0	2	0	0	2	1
77	78	Jul 20	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	34	9.1	1	0	0	1	0
78	79	Jul 21	NYG	@	CHC	W,2-1	CG	34	9.0	1	1	0	2	0
79	80	Jul 22	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-5	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
80	81	Jul 23	NYG	@	CHC	L,3-8	CG	0	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
81	82	Jul 26	NYG		CIN	L,2-4	CG	36	9.0	4	1	0	5	0
82	83	Jul 27	NYG		CIN	W,4-3	CG	0	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
83	84	Jul 28	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	43	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
84	85	Jul 29 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	42	11.0	2	0	0	2	0
85	86	Jul 29 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-0	CG	32	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
86	87	Jul 31 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,7-0	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
87	88	Jul 31 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,7-0	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
Aug			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
88	89	Aug 1	NYG		PIT	L,3-4	CG	43	10.0	3	0	0	3	0
89	90	Aug 2	NYG		PIT	W,6-2	CG	35	9.0	1	0	1	2	0
90	91	Aug 3	NYG		CHC	W,1-0	CG	35	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
91	92	Aug 4	NYG		CHC	L,2-6	CG	36	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
92	93	Aug 5	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
93	94	Aug 7	NYG		CHC	W,3-2	CG	33	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
94	95	Aug 9 (1)	NYG		STL	L,0-3	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
95	96	Aug 9 (2)	NYG		STL	W,8-4	CG	36	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
96	97	Aug 11 (1)	NYG		STL	W,5-3	CG	36	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
97	98	Aug 11 (2)	NYG		STL	W,2-0	CG	25	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
98	99	Aug 12	NYG	@	PHI	L,3-7	CG	36	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
99	100	Aug 14 (1)	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-8	CG	41	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
100	101	Aug 14 (2)	NYG	@	PHI	L,4-7	CG	35	8.0	2	0	1	3	0
101	102	Aug 15	NYG	@	PHI	L,0-1	CG	29	8.0	1	1	0	2	0
102	103	Aug 17	NYG	@	CHC	L,0-1	CG	33	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
103	104	Aug 18 (1)	NYG	@	CHC	W,8-1	CG	38	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
104	105	Aug 18 (2)	NYG	@	CHC	L,6-8	CG	0	8.0	1	0	1	2	0
105	106	Aug 19	NYG	@	CHC	L,2-3	CG	41	10.2	6	1	0	7	1
106	107	Aug 20	NYG	@	STL	L,0-5	CG	0	8.0	4	0	0	4	0
107	108	Aug 21	NYG	@	STL	L,0-1	CG	0	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
108	109	Aug 22	NYG	@	STL	L,0-6	CG	36	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
109	110	Aug 24	NYG	@	PIT	L,1-10	CG	40	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
110	111	Aug 25	NYG	@	PIT	W,6-2	CG	46	11.0	3	0	0	3	0
111	112	Aug 26	NYG	@	PIT	T,1-1	CG	57	14.0	2	1	0	3	0
112	113	Aug 28	NYG	@	CIN	L,2-5	CG	37	8.0	3	0	0	3	0
113	114	Aug 29	NYG	@	CIN	W,3-2	CG	32	9.0	2	1	0	3	0
114	115	Aug 30	NYG	@	CIN	W,6-5	CG	52	12.0	4	0	0	4	0
September			Tm		Opp	Rslt	Inngs	BF	Inn	PO	A	E	Ch	DP	Pos
115	116	Sep 1	NYG	@	BSN	L,1-3	CG	33	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
116	117	Sep 2 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	W,4-1	CG	35	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
117	118	Sep 2 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	T,5-5	CG	39	10.0	0	1	0	1	1
118	119	Sep 4 (1)	NYG	@	BSN	L,2-3	CG	28	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
119	120	Sep 4 (2)	NYG	@	BSN	W,8-3	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
120	121	Sep 5	NYG		BRO	L,2-5	CG	41	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
121	122	Sep 6 (1)	NYG		BRO	W,6-1	CG	31	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
122	123	Sep 6 (2)	NYG		BRO	L,1-2	CG	36	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
123	124	Sep 7	NYG		BRO	W,4-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
124	125	Sep 8	NYG		PHI	W,9-3	CG	33	8.1	2	0	0	2	0
125	126	Sep 9 (1)	NYG		PHI	W,3-1	CG	29	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
126	127	Sep 9 (2)	NYG		PHI	W,3-0	CG	34	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
127	128	Sep 11	NYG		PHI	W,9-4	CG	38	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
128	129	Sep 12	NYG		CIN	W,3-2	CG	35	9.0	2	1	0	3	1
129	130	Sep 13 (1)	NYG		CIN	W,3-0	CG	33	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
130	131	Sep 13 (2)	NYG		CIN	W,6-4	CG	37	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
131	132	Sep 14	NYG		CIN	W,3-1	CG	36	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
132	133	Sep 16 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,8-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
133	134	Sep 16 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,4-3	CG	37	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
134	135	Sep 18 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,2-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
135	136	Sep 18 (2)	NYG		PIT	T,1-1	CG	34	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
136	137	Sep 19 (1)	NYG		PIT	W,9-2	CG	33	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
137	138	Sep 19 (2)	NYG		PIT	W,5-1	CG	34	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
138	139	Sep 20	NYG		CHC	W,4-2	CG	32	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
139	140	Sep 21	NYG		CHC	W,4-0	CG	32	9.0	5	1	0	6	0
140	141	Sep 22	NYG		CHC	W,5-0	CG	33	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
141	142	Sep 23 (1)	NYG		STL	W,6-1	CG	0	9.0	4	0	0	4	0
142	143	Sep 23 (2)	NYG		STL	W,3-0	CG	0	7.0	1	0	0	1	0
143	144	Sep 25 (1)	NYG		STL	W,1-0	CG	30	9.0	1	0	0	1	0
144	145	Sep 25 (2)	NYG		STL	W,6-2	CG	34	9.0	5	0	0	5	0
145	146	Sep 26	NYG		STL	W,6-1	CG	35	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
146	147	Sep 27	NYG		STL	W,3-2	CG	41	10.0	2	0	0	2	0
147	148	Sep 28 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,2-0	CG	35	9.0	2	0	0	2	0
148	149	Sep 28 (2)	NYG		BSN	W,6-0	CG	29	9.0	3	0	0	3	0
149	150	Sep 30 (1)	NYG		BSN	W,4-0	CG	28	9.0	0	0	0	0	0
150	151	Sep 30 (2)	NYG		BSN	L,3-8	CG	39	9.0	0	1	0	1	0
151	152	Oct 2	NYG	@	BRO	L,0-2	CG	30	8.0	2	0	0	2	0
152	153	Oct 3	NYG	@	BRO	L,6-9	CG	39	8.0	1	0	0	1	0
153	154	Oct 4	NYG	@	BRO	W,7-3	GS	33	8.0	0	0	0	0	0
154	155	Oct 5	NYG	@	BRO	L,5-7	GS	17	4.0	1	0	1	2	0
							154gm			318	16	14	348	7